[Eel Noob]

Just purchased a 35g hexagon tank today that came with nothing but the tank itself. I'm thinking it would make a pretty decent gecko setup. Anyone have any ideas on how to go about making a lid and what type of materials? Would like to be able to hookup a heatlamp and whatever else.




Thanks

[jwillistylz]

i am wondering this myself

[DJreptile]

The real question there is how much do you want to spend? If you have a nice chunk of change I would look around for a metal shop/fabricator or a plastics place and see about heaving them make you a custom lid that fits snugly over the top, at least half mesh screen that can hold up to a heat lamp on it, and holes for tubing/wires to pass out of. Check out the thread about the 95 gal hex for some ideas on what to do inside.

[d-prime]

To make this lid I would go down to the local hardware store, purchase the appropriate mesh. For darts go with micro mesh, if you only need to worry about crickets then aluminum mesh works well. A roll of 3 meters is around 10 bucks. Then The frame can be done by buying/using pre-existing metal frames, and cutting segments of the appropriate dimensions at an angle so when they touch its snug. Then you weld them together with a simple sotering iron. Next you place the screen over the frame, push the mesh into the groves and then push in the rubber tube to secure it and voila.

[springtech]

I just make my own from 3/4" wood cut into 1 1/2" stips then you cut them on 30 degree angles to fit the tanks. I also use same principal for rect tanks too. Heres a few pics of a 14gal hex a 27gal hex and a 30gal rect....



Hope it helps.

[onebadrr]

Also at a hardware store, you can find build-it-yourself window screen kits. Comes with everything but the mesh, and you can cut it to any length you need. Has joints, and even the spring keepers to keep it tight in the top. That's what I use on my 30L tank. It's about 15 bucks. If you wanna get really fancy, you can epoxy cabinet handles and latches to it for security and ease of use.